Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 891 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) ship (b) tooth (c) wool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) sleep (c) food
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) book (c) sleep
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) steal
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) school (b) feet (c) lip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) cook (c) food
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) wood
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) full
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) school (b) fill (c) seen
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) lip (b) pull (c) soon
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) seat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) hood
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) soon (c) hood
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) feel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) juice (c) meal
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) blue (c) cook
33. 33.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) fool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) beat
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) good (c) book
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) still (b) food (c) push
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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